Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

WBAG:CTSH Stock Report

Market Cap: €37.8b

Cognizant Technology Solutions Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Cognizant Technology Solutions has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 6.4%, while the IT industry saw earnings growing at 12.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 3.9% per year. Cognizant Technology Solutions's return on equity is 15.6%, and it has net margins of 11.6%.

Key information

6.4%

Earnings growth rate

8.8%

EPS growth rate

IT Industry Growth15.3%
Revenue growth rate3.9%
Return on equity15.6%
Net Margin11.6%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Cognizant Technology Solutions makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

WBAG:CTSH Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2419,4122,2523,1630
30 Jun 2419,2652,1953,1290
31 Mar 2419,3012,0923,1770
31 Dec 2319,3532,1263,2350
30 Sep 2319,4342,0893,3120
30 Jun 2319,3942,1933,3560
31 Mar 2319,4142,3073,4080
31 Dec 2219,4282,2903,4440
30 Sep 2219,3662,3453,4600
30 Jun 2219,2532,2603,5460
31 Mar 2218,9322,1953,5620
31 Dec 2118,5072,1373,5030
30 Sep 2117,9141,8773,5290
30 Jun 2117,4131,6813,4050
31 Mar 2116,8281,5303,2420
31 Dec 2016,6521,3923,1000
30 Sep 2016,7521,4712,9300
30 Jun 2016,7571,6202,7140
31 Mar 2016,8981,7682,6990
31 Dec 1916,7831,8422,8550
30 Sep 1916,6282,0952,9480
30 Jun 1916,4582,0753,0820
31 Mar 1916,3232,0223,1680
31 Dec 1816,1252,1013,0070
30 Sep 1815,8241,4352,9350
30 Jun 1815,5121,4532,8670
31 Mar 1815,1761,4672,7320
31 Dec 1714,8101,5042,6970
30 Sep 1714,4441,9382,7030
30 Jun 1714,1311,8872,7490
31 Mar 1713,8311,6692,7330
31 Dec 1613,4871,5532,7310
30 Sep 1613,2581,5612,6600
30 Jun 1612,9921,5142,5860
31 Mar 1612,7071,6822,5440
31 Dec 1512,4161,6242,5090
30 Sep 1511,9261,5632,4130
30 Jun 1511,3201,5222,2920
31 Mar 1510,7521,4732,1620
31 Dec 1410,2631,4392,0370
30 Sep 149,8761,4011,9250
30 Jun 149,6011,3651,8620
31 Mar 149,2451,2931,8000
31 Dec 138,8431,2291,7280

Quality Earnings: CTSH has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CTSH's current net profit margins (11.6%) are higher than last year (10.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CTSH's earnings have grown by 6.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CTSH's earnings growth over the past year (7.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (6.4% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: CTSH earnings growth over the past year (7.8%) exceeded the IT industry 0.04%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: CTSH's Return on Equity (15.6%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 12:47
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is covered by 67 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ashwin MehtaAmbit Capital
James KelleherArgus Research Company
Christopher HickeyAtlantic Equities LLP